Color
Believe It: THE UPDATE
Many salon pros did not believe this transformation when we first posted it in December. Many refused to believe it was the same person. Even when the client herself jumped in to comment and show pictures, you STILL didn't buy it. Everything ...
So Black It's Blue
Francine Estrada (@francine_scissorhands) has known she wanted to "do hair" since she was in 3rd grade. "Haircolor is my passion," she says. Based in El Paso, Texas, Estrada is a former color educator for Affinage Salon ...
Radiant Gray Coverage Using Goldwell's Elumenated Naturals
Covering gray while offering a fashion shade can be a challenge—but the new Goldwell Elumenated Naturals collection allows for this multi-tonal dimensional red with twists of warm and cool reflections. Oftentimes, covering gray while ...
From Box To Silver..The PRO Touch
Dylan Thomas (@xodylanthomas) of Sola Salon Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada, needed to tap into his artistic background (he paints on canvases) to help this client out of her box color situation. "Jessi had previous box color red over her hair ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For (And GETTING) A Vibrant Blonde
Tarah Smeal (@tarahdoeshair), a stylist at Bow + Arrow Salon, Roseville, California, had a challenge . "My client came to me asking to become a blonde," says Smeal, "but more specifically a creamy vibrant blonde. With ...
6 Wella Pastel Color Pop Models
The Nereides collection by UK hair artist Angelo Vallillo, named the Eastern Hairdresser of the Year at the 2014 British Hairdressing Awards, puts precision haircutting as the central focus, complemented by Wella pastel tones and accent ...
Seamless Color Melting
According to colorists at diPietro Todd Salon, based in California’s Bay Area, seamless variation is what 2015 is all about. “With seamless color, we are mirroring the natural fluid beauty that exists in nature keeping color bright, ...
It’s All About The Percentage
It’s funny how percentages affect our lives. You can be president of our country with less than 50% off the votes, casinos make millions off just small percentages, and so do Visa and Master Card, and when you play the percentages long ...
How to Refresh a Fading Ombre
PRAVANA Guest Stylist Lara C Kay created this burgundy ombre in the PRAVANA studio of Innovation using the Pure Light Power Lightener, ChromaSilk and NEVO Color Enhancer Treatments. The treatments can be used to create new looks, or refresh an ...
Chameleon Color: Fashion Colors Fade to Natural Color Melt for Two Looks in One
Keeping fashion colors vibrant is an ongoing battle – but what if instead of fighting it, we embraced the fade?Alix Maya Clymer (@thereal_omgiloveyourhair), an artist at Shear Image Salon, Woodbridge, VA, caught our eye with two haircolor ...
TRANSFORMATION: Deep Rose Gold Rapunzel
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Stylin', Norwalk, Conn, caught us off guard with this transformation. "It really was an intense corrective because her hair was so many different levels of damage with bands of all colors," says Wiener. ...
HOW TO: All About Sombre
Gina Bianca (@THE_HAIR_DOCTOR), the queen of sharing, is now even sharing her secret Sombré and Color Melt Techniques, including her "Perfect Pearl" formulas. This client represents the best of multiple techniques. “She came ...
TRANSFORMATION: Soft Silver
Jessica Delagarza (@jess8585) admits she's "been a hair stylist since I was 6 years old!" but couldn't go "professional" until 2012 after earning her hours at the Aveda Institute Dallas. "Hair and makeup has ...
FORMULA: Classic Caramel Lites Courtesy Balayage and Babylights
Neal Malek (@NealMalekHair) of Orlando, Florida has a beautiful Instagram page filled with beautiful finishes and transformations. He created this tasteful and timeless color design that we could not ignore. The admitted "color ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fashion Fuzz To Sleek Raspberry
Jessica Madden (@onejessicamadden), an educator at DePasquale's Cosmetology School, Artistic Academy, Morris Plains, NJ, had an opportunity with this demo model: "This client had previous creative color blocking that faded into washed ...
Brassy to Ashy with Pink Peek-A-Boo Pieces
Working out of the Royal Avenue Barbershop in Eugene, Oregon, @jeni_does_ham took her client "from brassy gold to ashy blond with pink peek-a-boo pieces." Products used:Kenra Lightener + 30 volume, 7NA demi.OlaplexRedken Shades EQ ...
by Anne Moratto
FORMULA: The Perfect Silver Color Melt
Mireya Camacho (@colormemmimi) of Kut Haus Covina, Covina, California, created this dimensional silver color melt that caught our eye."This client came in at a level 7/8 with bands all through out her hair," says Camacho. ...